They try to make the taxpayers that point these out look like penny pinching rabid dogs.
Well, maybe they need to think again. The Milwaukee Public School District has a budget that far eclipses ours, but that district currently has a school distritc employee under DA investiogation for illegitimnate expenses and possible fraud charges. The amount? $2,000.
WISN News: DA To Investigate Milwaukee School Board Member
$2,000 Philadelphia Trip Prompts Investigation
A summary of the case is provided below:
On August 26, 2008, the district attorney decided to move ahead with an investigation into Milwaukee School Board Member Charlene Hardin's trip to a three-day Philadelphia conference last month.
Hardin and another Milwaukee Public Schools employee spent an estimated $2,000 of the district’s and taxpayers' money to go, but organizers of the conference said Hardin spent only a few minutes there.
Peter Pochowski, executive director of the conference and head for security for MPS, said, “This is corruption. This is abuse of power. I've seen this from her before, and it has to end.”
Pochowski alleges that Hardin only went to the conference on the second day, but he says she didn't attend any sessions; she just picked up refreshments.
“I think in Milwaukee sometimes we have to accept incompetence from our elected officials, but we will never accept corruption. Never." Pochowski said.Alderman Bob Donovan said she needs to account for her time, and the money spent.
“We've got accusations that a public official essentially was ripping-off the taxpayers,” Donovan said. “As far as I'm concerned, that needs to be looked into.” [ SP-EYE: Geee...do you think OUR aldermen would even blink an eye???? ]
Donovan formally requested an investigation from the district attorney on Tuesday, and the deputy DA has confirmed that they are gathering information and plan to see if this rises to the level of criminal wrongdoing.
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